TUTTLE Bushido Classic Portrait Of Samurai Martial Culture

About Bushido Classic Portrait of Samurai Martial Culture

Bushido Classic Portrait of Samurai Martial Culture is written by Inazo Nitobe.

Inazo Nitobe, a Japanese philosopher writing in eloquent English, outlines the origins of bushido, or the way of the samurai, and shows how the code permeates traditional Japanese culture. Nitobe’s extensive research results in an eclectic and far-reaching book. He delved into Buddhism, Shintoism, and Confucianism while seeking similarities and contrasts by citing philosophers going back to the Romans, the Greeks and Biblical times.